Image display device and display unit for image display device

ABSTRACT

To provide an image display device in which the number of pixels of arranged light emitting elements or the like can be reduced and the cost can be drastically reduced while image degradation is minimized, and a display unit used therefor. In an image display device in which plural display units including pixels formed by light emitting elements or the like are arranged in a plane, the display unit is configured by two-dimensionally arranging lattice-shaped pixel groups formed by providing pixels in locations corresponding to three lattice points of a square lattice, respectively, and forming a space area in which no pixel exists in a location corresponding to the remaining lattice point.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an image display device including lightemitting elements such as LEDs arranged in a plane and a display unitused therefor.

Description of the Related Art

A large image display device in a related art includes many displayunits containing light emitting elements arranged in a plane. Recently,LEDs (light emitting diodes) have become main stream of light emittingelements because the layout and arrangement pitch of LEDs of threeprimary colors can be arbitrarily designed. Accordingly, large imagedisplay devices having various resolution and brightness can be formeddepending on the intended use.

The display units of the large image display device include pixels orpicture elements containing subpixels of the respective colors of atleast R (red), G (green), B (blue) arranged in a square lattice fordisplay of full-color video (in the following description, the term“subpixel” is used to mean the same thing as an individual lightemitting element).

Further, R, G, B are assigned to three pixels of four (2×2) pixels, andan appropriate color is assigned to the remaining fourth pixel dependingon the intended use. For example, G has been assigned to the fourthpixel in a large image display device in which CRTs or discharge tubesare arranged, and R has been assigned thereto in a device in which LEDsare arranged (see Japanese Patent No. 3702699). Lately, there is anexample that W (white) is assigned as a pixel configuration of anorganic EL or the like, for example (see Japanese Patent No. 3416570).

Especially, recently, an LED device called 3-in-1 having LED chips ofthree colors of R, G, B in one LED lamp have been emerged. When such3-in-1 type LED devices are arranged, one pixel emits three primarycolors, and the three colors become easier to be mixed than in thesystem in which three LEDs of R, G, B are arranged. Accordingly, thevisual distance at which a viewer watches an image becomes shorter. Asthe 3-in-1 type LED device arrangement, there is a system as disclosedin JP-A-2001-75508.

In this type of large image display device, it is necessary to arrangepixels in higher density with a smaller pixel pitch as the resolutionbecomes higher. Accordingly, in a high resolution large image displaydevice including arranged LEDs, for example, the number of LEDs per unitarea increases and the cost becomes higher. Especially, in the use ofhigh-quality image display with high-definition contents like“Hi-Vision”, there is a problem that the arrangement density of LEDsbecomes higher and the cost dramatically increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention has been achieved to solve the above described problem. Apurpose of the invention is to provide an image display device in whichthe number of pixels of arranged light emitting elements or the like canbe reduced and the cost can be drastically reduced while imagedegradation is minimized, and a display unit used therefor.

In an image display device in which plural display units are arranged ina plane, the display unit is configured by two-dimensionally arranginglattice-shaped pixel groups formed by providing pixels in locationscorresponding to three lattice points of a square lattice, respectively,and forming a space area in which no pixel exists in a locationcorresponding to the remaining lattice point.

According to the invention, an image display device in which the numberof pixels of arranged light emitting elements or the like can be reducedand the cost can be drastically reduced while image degradation isminimized, and a display unit used therefor can be obtained.

The foregoing and other object, features, aspects, and advantages of thepresent invention will become more apparent from the following detaileddescription of the present invention when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a large image displaydevice as a target of the invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement of aconventional display unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement of a displayunit in embodiment 1 of the invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement in whichpixels are arranged in a square lattice manner.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing resolution according to thepixel arrangement in FIG. 4.

FIGS. 6A to 6D are separate charts by separating the pixel arrangementin FIG. 4 corresponding to four lattices.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing resolution according to theseparated pixel arrangements in FIGS. 6A to 6D.

FIGS. 8A to 8C are explanatory diagrams showing pixel arrangementsformed by combining the separated pixel arrangements in FIGS. 6A to 6D.

FIGS. 9A to 9C are explanatory diagrams showing resolution according tothe combined pixel arrangements in FIGS. 8A to 8C.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explanation of resolution according to thepixel arrangement of the display unit in embodiment 1.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing resolution according to thepixel arrangement in FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement of a displayunit in embodiment 2 of the invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing resolution according to thepixel arrangement in FIG. 12.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement of eachdisplay unit in embodiment 3 of the invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement of eachdisplay unit in embodiment 4 of the invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing resolution according to thepixel arrangement in FIG. 13.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing resolution according to thepixel arrangement in FIG. 14.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of pixel control in embodiment 3 ofthe invention.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of pixel control in embodiment 4 ofthe invention.

FIG. 20 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an image displaydevice in embodiment 5 of the invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of resolution in the image displaydevice in FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement of eachdisplay unit in embodiment 6 of the invention.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of pixelarrangement of each display unit in embodiment 7 of the invention.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of pixelarrangement of each display unit in embodiment 7 of the invention.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an LED device of3-in-1 system used for embodiment 7.

FIG. 26 is a sectional view of a main part showing a display unit ofembodiment 8 of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a large image displaydevice as a target of the invention.

In FIG. 1, a display part 2 of the large image display device 1 includesplural display units 3 arranged in a plane. Each display unit 3 isconfigured by two-dimensionally arranging many pixel groups in whichpixels are arranged in a square-lattice manner.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams showing a conventional displayunit and pixel arrangement of the display unit according to embodiment 1of the invention. While one set of pixel group 4 is formed by arrangingeach pixel 5 of four (2×2) pixels at each lattice point of a squarelattice in FIG. 2, one pixel is removed from four (2×2) pixels forming asquare lattice and the rest three pixels configure one set of pixelgroup 4 in FIG. 3. That is, in FIG. 3, one set of pixel group 4 isconfigured by respectively arranging the pixels 5 in the locationscorresponding to three lattice points of the square lattice and forminga space area 6 in which no pixel exists in a location corresponding tothe remaining lattice point.

As below, a concept of resolution in an image display device to whichthe invention is applied will be described.

For convenience of explanation, assuming that a pixel group 4 forming abasic square lattice in FIG. 2 is separated into four lattices of A, B,C, D corresponding to the respective lattice points, FIGS. 4, 5 areintroduced. FIG. 4 is a combined chart of the four lattices of A, B, C,D, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the resolution thereof.

In FIG. 4, when the horizontal (H) sampling frequency corresponds topixel pitch x0 (y0 in the vertical (V) direction), the restorablemaximum frequency is expressed by ½x0, and similarly, the restorablemaximum frequency is expressed by ½y0 in the vertical direction. FIG. 5two-dimensionally shows the relationship.

FIGS. 6A to 6D, 7 are explanatory diagrams of four lattices of A, B, C,D and an explanatory diagram showing resolution of the respectivelattices. These four lattices are equal in pixel arrangement butdifferent in phase, and have the same resolution. When the respectivetwo kinds of lattices are combined, pixel arrangements as in FIGS. 8A,8B, 8C are formed and the display unit 3 are configured by arranging alot of the pixels in a lattice form.

The respective resolution is expressed corresponding to the respectivepixel arrangements of FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C and have the following features.

-   I. A+B: pixels in the horizontal direction are interpolated and the    horizontal resolution is improved to twice that of A.-   II. A+C: pixels in the vertical direction are interpolated and the    vertical resolution is improved to twice that of A.-   III. A+D: pixels in the diagonal direction are interpolated and the    horizontal resolution and the vertical resolution are improved    compared to that of A.

The pixel arrangement in FIG. 3 is shown in combination of the fourlattices of A, B, C, D as in FIG. 10, for example, as below.

-   IV. A+B+D

Regarding the resolution of IV, the lattices of the above described I,II, III are combined and the horizontal resolution and the verticalresolution are improved as in FIG. 11. Further, regarding the diagonalresolution, diagonal components are emerged along the spaces between thediagonal lines of III. For example, in FIG. 8C, diagonal lines L1, L3can be represented, and, in FIG. 10, diagonal line L2 is representedalong the space between the diagonal lines L1, L3 of FIG. 8C and acertain degree of improvement is expected. The certain degree ofimprovement is shown by shaded areas in FIG. 11. Here, compared to theresolution in FIG. 5, the resolution of the shaded areas may be reducedand the lattice-shaped space areas may be noticeable as noise due toremoval of one pixel, however, the horizontal resolution and Vresolution are maintained. Further, such reduction in resolution andnoise are hard to perceived through observation at an appropriate visualdistance.

Furthermore, in moving images, the relationships between pixelsrelatively change. In FIG. 10, when the diagonal image L1 horizontallymoves to L2, L3, for example, information is lost due to removal ofpixels at the location of L2, but information is not lost at thelocation of L3 and the image degradation in still images is furtherrelaxed in moving images.

As described above, according to embodiment 1 of the invention, sincethe display unit 3 is configured by two-dimensionally arranginglattice-shaped pixels 4 formed by providing pixels 5 in locationscorresponding to three lattice points of a square lattice, respectively,and forming a space area 6 in which no pixel exists in a locationcorresponding to the remaining lattice point, image degradation can beminimized and the cost of display elements forming pixels can be reducedby 25%, and thereby, a low-cost image display device can be reduced.

Embodiment 2

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement of a displayunit 3 in embodiment 2 of the invention, and the pixel groups 4 shown inFIG. 3 are rotated 45° to the left relative to the center point of thesquare lattices.

In FIG. 2, the space areas 6 formed by removing one pixel from four(2×2) pixels on the square lattice are noticeable as noise in a latticeform, however, in FIG. 12, the pixel groups 4 are rotated 45°, andthereby, the lattice-shaped space areas are in a staggered manner, andthe noise becomes less noticeable.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing two-dimensional resolution inFIG. 12. The resolution corresponding to FIG. 12 is obtained by rotatingFIG. 11 showing the resolution corresponding to FIG. 3 to 45° and hasthe same area as FIG. 11. The areas showing the resolution have the samearea because the numbers of pixels are the same in FIGS. 3 and 12.

Assuming that the horizontal pixel pitch of FIG. 3 is x0, componentsreduced to x0/√2 appear in horizontal and vertical components in FIG.12. In FIG. 13, although the resolution of diagonal lines is sacrificed,the horizontal and vertical resolution becomes higher according to thecomponents reduced to x0/√2 of the pixel pitch.

Here, in nature of image, generally, the resolution component ofdiagonal line is insufficient compared to the horizontal and verticalresolution components. Therefore, improvement in horizontal and verticalresolution at the expense of the resolution component of diagonal linemakes the apparent resolution of the image being displayed higher andprovides improvement in image quality.

As described above, according to embodiment 2 of the invention, sincethe display unit 3 is configured by two-dimensionally arranginglattice-shaped pixel groups 4 forming by providing pixels 5 in locationscorresponding to three pixel points of the square lattice and formingthe space area 6 in which no pixel exists in a location corresponding tothe remaining lattice point, rotating the pixel groups 4 to 45° relativeto the center point of the square lattice, and arranging the pixels 5 ina staggered manner as a whole, the image degradation can be furtherreduced and the cost reduction of the image display device can beeffectively realized.

Embodiment 3

FIG. 14 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing pixel arrangement ofthe display unit 3 in embodiment 3 of the invention. In FIG. 14, a pixelgroup 7 forming each display unit 3 is formed by providing lightemitting elements (subpixels) 8 of three primary colors of R, G, and Bsuch as LEDs in locations corresponding to three lattice points of asquare lattice, respectively, and forming a space area 9 in which nolight emitting element exists in a location corresponding to theremaining lattice point.

That is, each pixel group 7 is configured as a lattice-shaped pixelgroup in which the light emitting elements 8 of three primary colors ofR, G, and B are assigned only to locations corresponding to threelattice points of the square lattice, and the fourth light emittingelement (subpixel) is not provided in the location corresponding to theremaining lattice point.

In the case where the display unit 3 having such pixel groups 7 is used,lattice-shaped space areas 9 may be noticeable as noise. However, suchnoise is not perceived through observation at an appropriate visualdistance, and full-color display can be achieved even when one subpixelis removed because each pixel group 7 contains three-primary colors.

As described above, according to embodiment 3 of the invention, in animage display device in which plural display units including pixelsformed by light emitting elements are arranged in a plane, the displayunit 3 is configured by two-dimensionally arranging lattice-shaped pixelgroups 7 formed by providing light emitting elements 8 of three primarycolors of R, G, and B in locations corresponding to three lattice pointsof a square lattice, respectively, and forming a space area 9 in whichno light emitting element exists in a location corresponding to theremaining lattice point. Accordingly, an image display device in whichthe cost of the light emitting elements forming subpixels can be reducedby 25% and the cost can be drastically reduced while image degradationis suppressed can be realized.

Embodiment 4

FIG. 15 shows pixel arrangement of the display unit in embodiment 4 ofthe invention, and the pixel groups 7 shown in FIG. 14 are rotated 45°to the left so that the light emitting element 8 of the primary color Rmay be located on an apex relative to the center point of the squarelattice.

That is, the light emitting elements (subpixels) 9 forming the displayunit 3 are arranged in a staggered manner as a whole by removing onesubpixel from four (2×2) subpixels on the square lattice, assigning thelight emitting elements 8 of three primary colors of R, G, and B to theremaining three subpixels, and rotating the pixel groups 7 to 45°relative to the center point of the square lattice.

For example, FIGS. 16 and 17 are explanatory diagrams showingtwo-dimensional resolution when three primary colors of RGB areconsidered as one set of pixel groups 7 and the respective pixel groups7 are controlled according to the sampling of an image (hereinafter,referred to as pixel control) in FIGS. 14 and 15, respectively.

In FIG. 14, the horizontal sampling frequency corresponds to x0 (thevertical sampling frequency is y0). According to the sampling theorem,the maximum frequency restorable when the sampling frequency is x0 isexpressed by ½x0. In the vertical direction, similarly, the restorablemaximum frequency is expressed by ½y0. FIG. 16 two-dimensionally showsthe relationship.

FIG. 17 showing the resolution corresponding to FIG. 15 is obtained byrotating FIG. 16 to 45° and has the same area as FIG. 16. In FIG. 17,the broken line area corresponds to the resolution of FIG. 14 (FIG. 16)shown for comparison to the resolution of FIG. 15. The areas showing theresolution have the same area in FIGS. 16 and 17 because the numbers ofpixels are the same in FIGS. 14 and 15. Assuming that the horizontalpixel pitch of FIG. 14 is x0, components reduced to x0/√2 appear inhorizontal and vertical components in FIG. 15. In FIG. 17, although theresolution of diagonal line is sacrificed, the horizontal and verticalresolution becomes higher according to the components reduced to x0/√2of the pixel pitch. Here, in nature of image, generally, the resolutioncomponent of diagonal line is insufficient compared to the horizontaland vertical resolution components. Therefore, improvement in horizontaland vertical resolution at the expense of the resolution component ofdiagonal line makes the apparent resolution of the image being displayedhigher and provides improvement in image quality.

Further, the lattice-shaped space areas 9 in FIG. 14, from which onesubpixel has been removed and which may be noticeable throughobservation at close range, are arranged in a staggered manner in FIG.15 and becomes less noticeable as noise.

FIGS. 18 and 19 are explanatory diagrams showing a concept of the pixelcontrol corresponding to FIGS. 14 and 15, and each pixel group 7corresponds to one sampling point of an image.

In FIG. 18, the light emitting elements 8 of each pixel are sequentiallycontrolled based on image signals sampled at sampling points n, n+1,n+2, . . . corresponding to the respective pixels in lines of scan linesn, n+1, n+2, . . . .

In FIG. 19, the light emitting elements 8 of each pixel alongodd-numbered lines are sequentially controlled based on image signalssampled at sampling points n, n+1, n+2, . . . corresponding to therespective pixels rotated to 45° in lines of odd-numbered scan lines n,n+1, n+2, . . . , and the light emitting elements 8 of each pixel alongeven-numbered lines are sequentially controlled based on image signalssampled at sampling points n′, n′+1, n′+2, . . . corresponding to therespective pixels rotated to 45° in lines of even-numbered scan linesn′, n′+1, n′+2, . . . .

As described above, according to embodiment 4 of the invention, sincethe pixel groups 7 are rotated to 45° relative to the center point ofthe square lattice in the display unit 3 and the pixel groups 7 arearranged in a staggered manner as a whole, the image degradation can befurther reduced and the cost reduction of light emitting elements can beeffectively realized.

Embodiment 5

FIG. 20 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an image displaydevice in embodiment 5 of the invention.

In FIG. 20, image signals displayed on the image display device 1 areprovided as many scan lines 10. In the image display device 1, whenattention is focused on a micro area 11 corresponding to scan lines n ton+9, the pixel groups 7 shown in embodiment 4 are arranged therein. Theimage signals corresponding to light emitting elements 8 of therespective colors of R, G, B forming the pixel groups 7 are separatelysampled according to the spatial locations of the respective lightemitting elements (subpixels) 9, and the respective light emittingelements (subpixels) 9 are driven.

For example, each scan line 10 contains color signals of three primarycolors, and, in the line of scan line n, R signals are extracted and therespective R light emitting elements 8 are controlled based on the imagesignals sampled at sampling points of m, m+1, m+2, m+3, . . .corresponding to R. In the line of scan line n+1, G and B signals areextracted and the respective G and B light emitting elements 8 arecontrolled based on the image signals sampled at sampling points of ma,mc, ma+1, mc+1, ma+2, mc+2, ma+3, mc+3, . . . corresponding to G and B.Similarly, in the lines of scan lines n+2 and n+3, the respectivecorresponding light emitting elements 8 are controlled based on theimage signals sampled at sampling points of mb, mb+1, mb+2, mb+3, . . .and ma, mc, ma+1, mc+1, ma+2, mc+2, ma+3, mc+3, . . . , respectively.

Such a method of controlling the image signals of the respective colorsbased on signals sampled according to spatial locations of theindividual subpixels is referred to as subpixel control in distinctionfrom pixel control.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing a concept of resolution inembodiment 5 of the invention. The resolution chart FIG. 17 of pixelcontrol defined according to pixel arrangement in FIG. 15 representsresolution common among three colors, and full-color display can beperformed. Here, when subpixel control is applied to the pixelarrangement in FIG. 15, the sampling points of the image increasethreefold and apparent resolution becomes higher according to theincrease of sampling points.

The improvement in apparent resolution according to subpixel control canbe qualitatively represented as an area (shaded part) surrounding theareas representing the resolution common among three colors as shown inFIG. 21. Since information is representatively borne by one of R, G, Bin the area, the area tends to change its color to the color of thesubpixel bearing the information. Although full-color representation isimpossible, the area is important in improvement in resolution becausethe human vision is more sensitive to contrast than colors and ignoresthe color change in details.

As described above, in embodiment 5 of the invention, by applying thesubpixel control in addition to the effect of removing subpixels by themethod that can suppress the image degradation, image quality can beimproved and cost reduction in the image display device can be extremelyeffectively realized.

Embodiment 6

FIG. 22 shows pixel arrangement in each display unit 3 in embodiment 6of the invention. In the pixel group 7 of the embodiment 3 (FIG. 14) andthe embodiment 4 (FIG. 15), the subpixels are arranged to form atriangle and the apex of the triangle is R. On the other hand, in FIG.22, G is located on the apex of the triangle.

The scan lines in FIG. 20 include the odd-numbered lines (n, n+2, n+4 .. . ) corresponding to R and the even-numbered lines (n+1, n+3, n+5, . .. ) corresponding to B and G. Generally, G dominates 60% of thebrightness, and there are large brightness differences betweenodd-numbered lines and even-numbered lines of the scan lines in FIG. 20.

On the other hand, in FIG. 22, the scan lines include the odd-numberedlines (n, n+2, n+4 . . . ) corresponding to G and the even-numberedlines (n+1, n+3, n+5, . . . ) corresponding to B and R. Consequently,there are advantages that the brightness differences betweenodd-numbered lines and even-numbered lines of the scan lines becomesmaller and flickers due to brightness differences between lines duringmoving image display become less noticeable in subpixel control.

As described above, in embodiment 6 of the invention, by applying thesubpixel control in addition to the effect of removing subpixels by themethod that can suppress the image degradation, image quality can beimproved and cost reduction in the image display device can be extremelyeffectively realized.

As further characterized in embodiment 6, when the subpixel control isapplied, the colors of scan lines are in the complementary colorrelation with odd-numbered lines of G and even-numbered lines of B andR. This relation similarly holds in the longitudinal and lateral linesand the adjacent lines are in the complementary color relation. That is,the adjacent lines make up for deficiency of colors in the respectivelines necessary for white representation. As described in embodiment 5,details of the image tend to change their colors to the colors ofsubpixels bearing information, however, the color change tends to bereduced when images move. The tendency is common in the embodiments 3 to6 of the invention.

Embodiment 7

FIGS. 23, 24 are explanatory diagrams showing pixel arrangement of adisplay unit according to embodiment 7 of the invention. FIG. 24 is anexplanatory diagram showing an example using an LED device 12 of 3-in-1system in place of the light emitting elements 8 of the display unit 3in embodiment 3 of the invention, and FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagramshowing an example using an LED device 12 of 3-in-1 system in place ofthe light emitting elements 8 of the display unit 3 in embodiment 4 ofthe invention.

The LED device 12 of 3-in-1 system includes LED chips 13, 14, 15 ofthree primary colors of R, G, B in one LED lamp as shown in FIG. 26 andR, G, B are concentrated on one point. When the device is used as thelight emitting element 8 of the display unit 3, one pixel emits light ofthree primary colors and the unit can be applied to a full-color displaydevice. The resolution is the same as that in FIGS. 11 and 13, and therespective resolution represents the full-color resolution.

Embodiment 8

In the embodiments 3 to 7, a space area 9 is formed by removing onepixel from four (2×2) pixels forming a square lattice. When the space isblackened, the black level of the display surface becomes lower and thecontrast of the image can be improved. On the other hand, when directsunlight is received, the reflection of outside light from the blackarea is not negligible and the contrast may be lowered. Here, byproviding an opening member forming a recessed part on the displaysurface in the space area that has been formed by removing one pixel,application and reflection of outside light are suppressed and thecontrast is improved.

FIG. 26 is a sectional view of a main part showing a display unit 3 ofembodiment 8, and shows a section along A-A line in FIG. 15. Lightemitting elements 8 such as LEDs are mounted on a substrate 31 of thedisplay unit 3, and the surface of the substrate 31 is blackened by aresin coating or the like. A certain degree of reflection can besuppressed by blackening the space area 9, and, when opening members 32forming recessed parts are provided on the display surface in the spaceareas 9 and also the interiors of the opening members 32 are blackened,in application of direct sunlight, the reflection of outside light thathas once entered the recessed parts is significantly suppressed and thecontrast is remarkably improved.

Various modifications and alterations of this invention will be apparentto those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spiritof this invention, and it should be understood that this is not limitedto the illustrative embodiments set forth herein.

What is claimed is:
 1. An image display device in which plural displayunits are arranged in a plane, each of the display units having aplurality of pixel groups two-dimensionally arranged as a square latticeand each forming a lattice square, each pixel group having pixelsprovided at locations corresponding to three lattice points of thelattice square, and having a space area in which no pixel exists at alocation corresponding to the other one lattice point of the latticesquare, the pixel groups each being rotated in a predetermined directionby 45° around the center point of the square lattice, such that two ofthe pixels of a pixel group provided at locations corresponding to thethree lattice points are scanned by a same scan line among plural scanlines, and only the remaining one of the three pixels in the group isscanned by a different line of the plural scan lines.
 2. The imagedisplay device according to claim 1, wherein the space areas arearranged in a staggered manner.
 3. The image display device according toclaim 1, wherein the pixels provided at locations corresponding to thethree lattice points are light emitting elements of R, G, and B,respectively.
 4. The image display device according to claim 3, whereinimage signals corresponding to the light emitting elements of R, G, andB are separately sampled according to the spatial locations of R, G, andB, and the light emitting elements of R, G, and B are driven based onthe sampled signals.
 5. The image display device according to claim 4,wherein the light emitting element of G is provided at a locationscanned by an odd-numbered line of scan lines, and the light emittingelement of B and the light emitting element of R are provided atlocations scanned by an even-numbered line of the scan lines.
 6. Theimage display device according to claim 4, wherein the light emittingelement of G is provided at a location scanned by an even-numbered lineof scan lines, and the light emitting element of B and the lightemitting element of R are provided at locations scanned by anodd-numbered line of the scan lines.
 7. The image display deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the pixels provided at locationscorresponding to the three lattice points are LED devices of a 3-in-1system including LED chips of R, G, and B in one LED lamp.
 8. The imagedisplay device according to claim 1, wherein the pixels provided at thelocations corresponding to three lattice points of the lattice squareare LEDs.
 9. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the space areais blackened.
 10. The image display device of claim 1, wherein a pitchbetween two pixels in the same pixel group is the same as a pitchbetween a first pixel in one pixel group and a second pixel in anadjacent pixel group, where the first and second pixels are adjacenteach another.
 11. The image display device of claim 1, wherein, in ascan line which scans two of the pixels of a pixel group, the same tworespective pixels are scanned for each pixel group scanned in that scanline, and in a scan line which scans only one pixel of a pixel group,the same respective pixel is scanned for each pixel group scanned inthat scan line.
 12. The image display device according to claim 1,wherein a maximum of two colors are scanned in each scan line.
 13. Adisplay unit for image display device, the display unit having aplurality of pixel groups two-dimensionally arranged as a square latticeand each forming a lattice square, each pixel group having pixelsprovided at locations corresponding to three lattice points of thelattice square, and having a space area in which no pixel exists at alocation corresponding to the other one lattice point of the latticesquare, the pixel groups each being rotated in a predetermined directionby 45° around the center point of the square lattice, such that thespace areas of pixel groups are staggered, wherein the space areas ofpixel groups which are closest to each other are offset from one anotherin at least one of (i) the direction of a scan line and (ii) a directionperpendicular to a scan line, and pixel groups which are closest to eachother overlap one another in at least one of (i) a scanning direction or(ii) a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction.
 14. Thedisplay unit for image display device according to claim 13, wherein thepixels provided at locations corresponding to the three lattice pointsare light emitting elements of R, G, and B, respectively.
 15. Thedisplay unit for image display device according to claim 13, wherein thepixels provided at locations corresponding to the three lattice pointsare LED devices of a 3-in-1 system including LED chips of R, G, and B inone LED lamp.
 16. The display unit for image display device according toclaim 13, wherein the pixels provided at the locations corresponding tothree lattice points of the lattice square are LEDs.
 17. The displayunit for image display device according to claim 13, wherein the spacearea is blackened.
 18. The display unit for image display device ofclaim 13, wherein a pitch between two pixels in the same pixel group isthe same as a pitch between a first pixel in one pixel group and asecond pixel in an adjacent pixel group, where the first and secondpixels are adjacent each another.
 19. A display unit for an imagedisplay device, the display unit having a plurality of pixel groupstwo-dimensionally arranged as a square lattice and each forming alattice square, each pixel group having pixels provided at locationscorresponding to three lattice points of the lattice square, and havinga space area in which no pixel exists at a location corresponding to theother one lattice point of the lattice square, the pixel groups eachbeing rotated in a predetermined direction by 45° around the centerpoint of the square lattice, such that two of the pixels of a pixelgroup provided at locations corresponding to the three lattice pointsare scanned by a same scan line among plural scan lines, and only theremaining one of the three pixels in the group is scanned by a differentline of the plural scan lines.
 20. The display unit for an image displaydevice of claim 19, wherein, in a scan line which scans two of thepixels of a pixel group, the same two respective pixels are scanned foreach pixel group scanned in that scan line, and in a scan line whichscans only one pixel of a pixel group, the same respective pixel isscanned for each pixel group scanned in that scan line.
 21. The imagedisplay unit according to claim 19, wherein a maximum of two colors arescanned in each scan line.
 22. An image display device in which pluraldisplay units are arranged in a plane, each of the display units havinga plurality of pixel groups two-dimensionally arranged as a squarelattice and each forming a lattice square, each pixel group havingpixels provided at locations corresponding to three lattice points ofthe lattice square, and having a space area in which no pixel exists ata location corresponding to the other one lattice point of the latticesquare, the pixel groups each being rotated in a predetermined directionby 45° around the center point of the square lattice, such that thespace areas of pixel groups are staggered, wherein the space areas ofpixel groups which are closest to each other are offset from one anotherin at least one of (i) the direction of a scan line and (ii) a directionperpendicular to a scan line, and pixel groups which are closest to eachother overlap one another in at least one of (i) a scanning direction or(ii) a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction.